Automatic mounting apparatus

Abstract

An apparatus includes a bracket, a pushing member having a pushing surface, a magazine member to fitting about a plurality of clamping rings, a sending member, a fixing member fixed to the bracket and a resisting member fixed to the fixing member. The fixing member defines a positioning hole for fixing the magazine member, with the clamping rings freely sliding through the positioning hole. The sending member includes two guiding rods fixed to the fixing member, two elastic elements fitting about the corresponding guiding rods, and a moving board slidably mounted to the guiding rods. The elasticity of the elastic elements urges the moving board to drive one of the plurality of clamping rings to resist against the resisting member. When the pushing member is moved towards the fixing member, the pushing surface pushes the one clamping ring to clamp a shaft of a connecting piece.

1. An automatic mounting apparatus comprising:
 a bracket comprising a sliding board; 
 a fixing member fixed to the bracket, the fixing member defining a positioning hole; 
 a resisting member fixed to the fixing member; 
 a pushing member fixed to the sliding board, and slidably received in the resisting member, the pushing member comprising a pushing surface; 
 a magazine member to have a plurality of clamping rings fitting about thereon, the magazine member fixed to the positioning hole, with the plurality of clamping rings passed through the positioning hole, one end of the magazine member facing the resisting member; and 
 a sending member comprising two guiding rods fixed to the fixing member, two elastic elements fitting about the corresponding guiding rods, and a moving board slidably mounted to the guiding rods, the guiding rods each comprising a head portion, opposite ends of each of the elastic elements resisting against the corresponding head portion and the moving board, the elasticity of the elastic elements urging the moving board to drive one of the plurality of clamping rings to resist against the resisting member; 
 wherein when the sliding board is moved towards the fixing member, the pushing member is moved in the fixing member, with the pushing surface pushing one of the plurality of clamping rings to clamp a shaft of a connecting piece. 
 
     
     
       2. The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the fixing member defines two fixing holes located at opposite sides of the positioning hole, the guiding rods are fixed to the fixing holes, respectively, wherein the moving board defines two through holes for the corresponding guiding rods passing therethrough. 
     
     
       3. The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the positioning hole comprises a fixing port and a through port, the magazine member comprises a fixing portion fixed to the fixing port, and a magazine portion received in the through port. 
     
     
       4. The apparatus of  claim 3 , wherein the magazine portion having a Y-shaped cross-section extends from a side of the fixing portion, and juts out of the fixing portion, the moving board defines a Y-shaped cutout for slidably clamping the magazine portion. 
     
     
       5. The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the fixing member comprises a first side surface and a second side surface opposite to the first side surface, the resisting member is fixed to the second side surface. 
     
     
       6. The apparatus of  claim 5 , wherein two parallel fins extend from the second side surface, the resisting member defines two parallel clamping slots to engage with the fins, respectively. 
     
     
       7. The apparatus of  claim 5 , wherein the magazine member comprises a fixing portion and a magazine portion located on the fixing portion, the resisting member defines a fixing hole for fixedly receiving the fixing portion, and a receiving space for receiving the magazine portion. 
     
     
       8. The apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein the resisting member comprises a first surface resisting against the second side surface of the fixing member, and a second surface opposite to the first surface, the fixing hole is passed through the first and second surfaces, the receiving space is defined in the first surface and communicated with the fixing hole, the fixing hole and the receiving space are aligned with the positioning hole. 
     
     
       9. The apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein the resisting member defines a sliding groove parallel to the first surface and communicated with the receiving space, an inner side of the sliding groove forms a resisting side facing the receiving space, the distance between the resisting side and one end of the magazine member is slightly larger than a thickness of one of the plurality of clamping rings. 
     
     
       10. The apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein the pushing member slidably passes through the sliding groove. 
     
     
       11. The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein a pushing portion extends from one end of the pushing member, the pushing surface is located at a distal end of the pushing portion, the thickness of the pushing surface is slightly smaller than the thickness of one of the plurality of clamping rings. 
     
     
       12. The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a connecting member fixed to the sliding board, wherein the connecting member defines a fixing hole to fix the pushing member to the connecting member. 
     
     
       13. The apparatus of  claim 12 , wherein the pushing member defines a clamping slot, the connecting member comprises a clamping block, a clamping tenon extends from an end of the clamping block to engage in the clamping slot. 
     
     
       14. The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the bracket further comprise a top board, a bottom board, and a plurality of fixing rods perpendicularly connected between the top and bottom boards, the sliding board is slidably mounted to the plurality of fixing rods, and between the top and bottom boards. 
     
     
       15. The apparatus of  claim 14 , wherein the bottom board defines a stepped groove, two fasteners are movably passed through the stepped groove and fixed to the fixing member for adjustably fixing the fixing member to the bottom board. 
     
     
       16. The apparatus of  claim 14 , wherein an air cylinder is fixed to the top board and comprises a retractable guide shaft, the guiding shaft is fixed to the sliding board to drive the sliding board to move.